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For immediate release HUNTSVILLE, ALA. – The Food Bank of North Alabama announced today it received a $100,000 donation from Publix Super Markets Charities to assist with transportation associated with the Food Bank’s mobile pantry […]

By John Sharp Three years ago, the Mobile County Commission spent $24,980 to stabilize a dilapidated residential structure that in most neighborhoods in almost any city, would have been allowed to deteriorate with little attention paid […]

By Mark Inabinett Last year, Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts told Essence magazine: “I’m not married or anything like that. But I am spoken for.” That “not married” part is about to change for the Pro Bowler. […]

By Sandra F. Beckard Good friends Gerald Holloway and Jonathan Reeves, both graduates of Alabama A&M University, continue to encourage high students in Alabama to look for good things in the future and to further […]

By Kelly Kazek As the “odd travels” writer for Alabama and the south, I get lots of questions from people seeking fun day and weekend road trips. For this list, I chose 13 quaint or quirky […]

By Lawrence Specker Onlookers lined up Saturday afternoon in Mountain Brook for a parade honoring teenager Lulu Gribbin, who recently returned home more than two months after suffering serious injuries in a shark attack. While it consisted of […]

SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS The “Fit-to-Vote” campaign launched with flair on Saturday, August 17th, at the Rotor Rooter Event Center, kicking off with a vibrant fashion show. The event, free and open to the public, was […]

By Beth Thames This is an opinion column Four decades ago, I had just come back to work after my father’s funeral. Only a few days had passed, and I was still kind of rough around […]